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symbolic computation technology, MapleSim is an engineering software tool for design, modelling and high-performance simulation, including real-time and hardware- in-the-loop applications. Unlike traditional, numeric-based modelling tools, the approach of MapleSim exposes and provides access to the model equations. With enhanced support for Modelica, an open standard for describing physical models and components that forms the basis of many components in MapleSim, engineers can now access new collections of components using the import feature, seamlessly including third-party Modelica libraries and their own custom Modelica components. Libraries, components and models based on the electrical, 1-D mechanical, signals and thermal heat flow domains from the Modelica 3.1 Standard Library can be easily imported and included with standard MapleSim components and models. Older MapleSim models can also be converted to use Modelica 3.1 in order to take advantage of the latest developments.
Version 4.5 also has an improved simulation engine that can readily simulate continuous models with discrete events and handles a much larger class of these systems than earlier versions. It also shows significant performance improvements for existing hybrid discrete/continuous models. With the improved engine, MapleSim can now handle models that include hundreds of events.
www.maplesoft.com
Capabilities added to Matlab and Simulink MathWorks has added capabilities for the design of advanced signal processing and communications systems with Matlab and Simulink. The SimRF product lets system architects use Simulink to design and verify complete wireless communication systems with true-to-form RF subsystem models and advanced circuit-envelope and harmonic-balance methods. A major update to Simulink HDL
Coder adds critical path analysis and area-speed optimisations for automatic HDL code generation, along with a new Workflow Advisor for FPGA implementations.
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Latest version of Accelrys Draw software
Accelrys has release Accelrys Draw 4.0, the latest version of its software enabling scientists to draw, edit, compare, and explore complex biological sequences along with chemical structures and reactions (previously Symyx Draw). The latest version improves intellectual property management and operational efficiency in chemical and biological research environments. The software allows scientists to draw chemically significant, modified peptides and bioconjugates such as siRNAs that contain bases, peptides, and novel linkers. According to the
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company, customers now have a unified registration system for molecules of any size, biologics and formulations – and this unified system greatly reduces the complexity of end-to-end data aggregation.
In combination with the
Accelrys Direct data cartridge and supporting the Accelrys Biological Registration system, Accelrys Draw 4.0 offers scientists unique capabilities for managing complex biological entities including the ability to: import sequence files from the Universal Protein (UniProt) resource for viewing, editing, and interpretation; mutate and modify residues using standard and custom libraries
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of modifications; add custom residues and linkers, PEGylation, and natural and unnatural lactone and lactam formations; and protect IP by registering modified sequences in a corporate database. Duplicate checking, exact matching, molecular weight calculation, and substructure searching are all available with these structures.
Accelrys Draw 4.0 and the recently released Accelrys Direct 7.0 data cartridge (previously Symyx Direct) both support a new, compact, and scalable hybrid representation that combines the best features of bioinformatics and cheminformatics notations.
www.accelrys.com
More new products online at
www.scientific-computing.com/products
Enhancements to Communications Blockset, Signal Processing Blockset, and Video and Image Processing Blockset add over 250 new algorithms to Matlab for processing streaming data. MathWorks C code generation tools now support the Eclipse IDE, Embedded Linux, ARM processors, and the SystemC TLM 2.0 standard. Together, these new capabilities enable more advanced system analysis early in development, streamline algorithm design and implementation, and provide smooth integration with commonly-used tools and standards.
www.mathworks.co.uk
Professional-class graphics processing unit NextComputing has announced the immediate availability of the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 by PNY professional graphics solution. The latest and most powerful of NVIDIA’s professional-class graphics processing units (GPUs), the Quadro 6000 has been built on the company’s Fermi architecture and features a total
of 448 NVIDIA CUDA processing cores, as well as a substantial 6GB frame buffer with GDDR5 ECC RAM. Rated at 1.3 billion triangles per second in raw performance, the flagship unit combines workstation-class performance with laptop-like mobility for users who need to run demanding applications in the field. With a broad range of applications, features include Digital Content Creation and CAD – with performance unattainable in a laptop, 3D animators and designers now have a convenient, powerful, portable system that can also serve as their primary creation workstation.
‘The Quadro 6000 represents the pinnacle of GPU horsepower for both the visualisation and technical computing markets,’ says Jeff Brown, general manager of the Professional Solutions Group at NVIDIA.
www.nextcomputing.com
Wolfram|Alpha application for Android-powered smartphones Wolfram Alpha has released a Wolfram|Alpha application for Android-powered smartphones, available through Android Market. The Wolfram|Alpha application for Android delivers the full power of the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine, providing Android users with a massive amount of factual information in the palms of their hands. The application leverages Android’s voice-input capability, making it easy for users to get answers from Wolfram|Alpha while on the go. The application integrates Wolfram|Alpha’s growing repository of curated data, including over ten trillion data elements, and its library of tens of thousands of sophisticated computational models to deliver knowledge quickly and seamlessly.
www.wolframalpha.com
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